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| Dream Season Over, Spieth Ready to Start Over | | | Jordan Spieth followed the flight of his tee shot on the par-3 sixth hole at Sheshan International, and his amateur partners took great interest just watching his body language. Finally, he offered the slightest slump of his shoulders when he saw the outcome. |
| Studies in monkeys may be next step in search for HIV cure | | | CHICAGO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A powerful infusion of HIV-fighting antibodies beat back a potent form of the virus in monkeys and kept it at bay for weeks, U.S. government scientists and a team led by Harvard University found, offering a potential next step in the battle against human HIV. |
| 47 said killed in Laos plane crash | | | At least 47 people were killed in a Lao Airlines plane crash in the southern Laotian province of Champasak on Wednesday afternoon, local witnesses said, according to the country's national news agency, KPL. |
| As Budget Talks Open, U.S. Says Deficit Fell | | | The deficit for the 2013 fiscal year fell to a lower-than-expected $680 billion, the government said hours after congressional budget negotiations opened with a show of bipartisan conciliation. |
| How to be Parisian a cheat sheet | | | Paris can be intimidating -- don't worry, says a writer who lived there for almost 20 years. Follow a few rules (actually 11) and you'll fit in. |
| Italian magazine says US spies listened to pope, Vatican says unaware | | | VATICAN CITY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - An Italian magazine said on Wednesday that a United States spy agency had eavesdropped on Vatican phone calls, possibly including when former Pope Benedict's successor was under discussion, but the Holy See said it had no knowledge of any such activity. |
| Inside the List | | | Humans of New York, which makes its debut on the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1, collects Brandon Stantons photos of strangers from the popular documentary blog of the same name. |
| Democrat showing solid lead in Virginia governor's race poll | | | RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Democrat Terry McAuliffe's lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the widely watched Virginia governor's race may be helping lower-level Democratic candidates in a state hard hit by the recent government shutdown, a poll showed on Wednesday. |
| Mexico summons U.S. ambassador | | | Mexico's foreign minister says he's summoning the U.S. ambassador following fresh reports of NSA surveillance of its communications. |
| UPDATE 1-Mexico again rejects Sherwin Williams Comex bid | | | MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's competition authority said on Wednesday it rejected an appeal by U.S. paint maker Sherwin Williams over its blocked bid to acquire Mexican paint company Consorcio Comex for $2.34 billion. |
| Fed Extends Stimulus As Growth Stumbles | | | The Federal Reserve said it would keep its campaign of asset purchases and low interest rates intact. The central banks statement contained no surprises, and the stock market barely budged. |
| Climate economics | | | Nearly a third of the world's economic output will come from countries facing "high" to "extreme" risks from the impacts of climate change within 12 years, according to a new report. |
| 'Snake Man' moves like a serpent | | | The "Snake Man" is real. The mythical creature with the body of a serpent and face of a human folds himself into a tight coil for the gasping crowds, before slithering into his next impossible position. |
| Jimenez toasts vintage ace! | | | If ever there was an appropriate prize for a hole in one, the organizers of the Portugal Masters certainly found it when fun-loving Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez struck it lucky on the eighth at the Oceanico Victoria Course on the Algarve. |
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